Department of Environmental Sciences
The Department of Environmental Sciences encompasses a broad range of research activities - diverse and dynamic, much like the environment itself.
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Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Featured in Ugriznimo znanost
On 4 June 2026, the Slovenian national television programme Ugriznimo znanost aired a feature titled “Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge: A Sewage Sludge Fertilisation Experiment”.
InPlasTwin Summer School 2026
Join us from 15-19 June 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for an exciting week dedicated to analytical approaches for the detection of micro- and nanoplastics in the environment and food.
ELME Mobile Unit Presented at Bogataj Protection and Rescue Days 2026
The ELME Mobile Unit from the Jožef Stefan Institute participated in the Bogatajevi dnevi zaščite in reševanja 2026 (Bogataj Protection and Rescue Days), held from 21 to 23 May 2026, the largest Slovenian event in the field of disaster protection and rescue.
Metrology Day 2026 in Portorož: Reliable Measurements for Better Policies
The Slovenian Office of Metrology marked Metrology Day 2026 on 20 May in Portorož, commemorating the 1875 signing of the Metre Convention in Paris, which established the foundations of the international measurement system and led to the creation of the BIPM.
O2 Seminar - 19 May 2026
You are invited to a public presentation lecture by Dr Oleg Travnikov entitled “Atmospheric Pollution Modelling: From Fundamental Research to International Environmental Policy.” The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 19 May at 9:00.
New publication on quality control of precipitation isotope data
Researchers from the Department of Environmental Sciences (O2) have co-authored a new scientific article Online screening tool for precipitation stable isotopes records: hybrid distance/density based outlier filtering approach via interactive web application. The publication is the result of more than 10 years of collaboration with Hungarian colleagues in the field of isotope hydrology.
O2 Seminar - 13 May 2026
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Department of Environmental Sciences (O2) will host an O2 Seminar featuring the presentation of the newly launched research project EQUINOISE.
New Acquisition: Ion Chromatography System for Environmental Waters
We are happy to announce that a new Ion Chromatography (IC) system, the Dionex ICS-6000 HPIC System combined with an AS-DV Autosampler, is now fully operational at the Reactor Centre - O2 Department and supports routine environmental water analyses for daily research activities.
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The Department of Environmental Sciences encompasses a broad range of research activities, diverse and varied as the environment itself.
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They are multidisciplinary, from different natural sciences to social sciences, in particular chemical, physical, geological and biological, which define our environment, society and human activities.
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With our research we would like to clarify the relationship between natural processes and human activities, and the influence of these activities on human health and the environment
